02-24-2009, 11:21 AM | #1 |
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New York Times review: K2
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02-24-2009, 12:10 PM | #2 |
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Not too bad. Only one blatant misstatement .... you only lose your library if Amazon goes under, or stops supporting the Kindle AND you were stupid enough not to back up your library to your PC.
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02-24-2009, 12:14 PM | #3 |
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Ok, now I have a question about that... how many books can a PC hold? a memory stick hold?
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02-24-2009, 12:18 PM | #4 |
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02-24-2009, 12:21 PM | #5 |
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How is that a blatant misstatement? Legally it's 100% accurate. Most, if not all, Kindle books are DRM'd. For most people going to the dark side and running complex decrypting program is a non-starter. Your average consumer would indeed lose their books if Amazon killed the kindle. Hopefully the day will come when Amazon will sell "invisible DRM'd" books the same way they do with their music downloads. Until then it is indeed a flaw of the Kindle and every other DRM'd eBook format.
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02-24-2009, 12:25 PM | #7 |
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That's why it's a blatant misstatement. Because backups are legal and allowed. There is no need to mess with the DRM in order to make a backup. |
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02-24-2009, 12:43 PM | #10 |
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02-24-2009, 01:12 PM | #13 |
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Krisk, just sign up for a free Carbonite account. You can back up all of your Kindle purchases there quite easily. In fact, you can create a separate folder for each Kindle (that's what I do for my three) and never have to worry about them again.
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The following is a load of rubbish. As long as Amazon keeps the Kindle eBooks just for the Kindle, Amazon is not going to mainstream eBooks at all.
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02-24-2009, 01:16 PM | #15 |
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I think it's advisable for any kind of data backup to have both a physical copy in your possession as well as an off site copy. These days "cloud" storage (storing things on remote servers) is becoming more popular and affordable. However, if something happens with your account or the company hosting it, you may lose access to your data so it shouldn't be your only backup. However, that storage server, memory stick or external hard drive that is in the same house as your computer won't do you much good if you have a fire. A combination is best.
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